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Old 12-14-2018, 02:32 PM   #1
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Tow Dollies & Canada

decided to just dolly tow the car I have, instead of buying a new car to flat tow. Just found out dollies in the states don't need license plates, but they do in Canada. So what will happen at the border when I pull up with my unlicensed dolly ?
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Probably nothing, but brakes are required on the dolly in almost every province.
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Old 12-14-2018, 02:39 PM   #3
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Probably nothing is what i'm hoping. the park I stay at is like 5 miles in, so not far.
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Old 12-14-2018, 02:42 PM   #4
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I took a tow dolly into Canada with out a license plate with no problems or questions. When I had a tow dolly previously, I carried my receipt and bill of sale as proof of purchase just in case. I was never stopped or asked in the 2 times I crossed the border into Canada, once near Toronto and the other near Vancouver.

Most states I heard, will allow you to go with the rules of your state of origin. My state does not give plates to tow dolly's, nor registration or a title.

Kind of like how my state only requires me to have one, rear license plate with no plate in the front. Yet when I travel to California they require both plates for their state. They don't stop and ticket me, they understand Im from Arizona and I only get one plate. They let me follow my states rules when traveling thru theirs.
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If the state you live in doesn't require plates , the you do not need them when entering Canada . If you live in Canada , then you require plates. Tow dollies are required to have brakes , but they won't be checked at the border.
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If its legal where you live, you are fine. Many tourist in my area with no front licence plate. Here we have both front and back. You cant arrest someone for not having something they werent sold to begin with. Brakes are a different animal. Local laws apply, just like over length in California. Im sure having proof of ownership is still a good idea.
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Back when we used a dolly made sure I had paperwork and brakes and lights were good. Traveled all over including Canada. Never a question. Make sure brakes and breakaway system is good. Might seem unimportant until something happens and lawyers get involved. Even a failed attempt at safety is better than no attempt at all.
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No plate, no brakes travel through BC, Alberta, and YT never been stopped or questioned.
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Im from Ontario, Canada and back when I had a dolly the MTO advised no plate or registration was required. I used that dolly for 4-5years crossed border etc and never had an issue
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If its legal where you live, you are fine. Many tourist in my area with no front licence plate. Here we have both front and back. You cant arrest someone for not having something they werent sold to begin with. Brakes are a different animal. Local laws apply, just like over length in California. Im sure having proof of ownership is still a good idea.

The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic specifically mandates front and rear plates regardless of what applies in the country of registration.

More than one American heading way down south had found that out the hard way.
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When I had a dolly in BC, dolly's were treated as vehicles so registration and insurance on the dolly were both required. In my experience border guards don't care but while you are traveling in BC don't have an accident with an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.
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